To honor that spirit, let’s examine 12 facets of this story that shine with resilience, beauty, and a profound impact that still resonates today. As National Haitian Heritage Month unfolds, it’s a ...

Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Patrick Bellegarde-Smith and Claudine Michel -- 1: Vodun and social transformation in the African diasporic experience: the concept of personhood in Haitian Vodun ...

The second annual New Orleans National Vodou Day is a cross-continental summit of spiritual practitioners bolstered by a new partnership with Xavier University. Inspired by a similar event in Benin, ...

Ekpe/Abuká in middle passage: time, space and units of analysis in African American historical anthropology / Stephan Palmié -- Jolly masquerades of Sierra Leone and the Creole histories of Atlantic ...

Haitians and Haitian Americans have been thrust into an unfavorable and dangerous spotlight due to the unfounded and hateful rumor that Haitians in Springfield, Ohio have been eating people's pets.

As National Haitian Heritage Month unfolds, it's a call to remember something truly extraordinary: the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). This wasn't just another fight for independence; it was a raw, ...